Police Blotter: 82 year old arrested for DWI in Hanover; pot bust in Hackettstown

HACKETTSTOWN

? At 6:21 p.m. on Friday, an officer observed a vehicle traveling on Franklin Street with an invalid inspection sticker. The officer then initiated a traffic stop with the vehicle. While the officer was talking to the driver, Ryan Hughes, 20, of Hackettstown, he detected the odor of raw marijuana. Hughes was found to be in possession of a small plastic bag containing suspected marijuana and was charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. Hughes was released pending a court appearance. A passenger in the vehicle, Mattingly Stefanick, 18, of Belvidere, had a $294 Hackettstown municipal court traffic warrant, a $250 Mount Olive Twp municipal court traffic warrant and a $154 Netcong municipal court traffic warrant. Stefanick posted the bail on all the warrants and was then released.

HANOVER

? At 8:45 p.m. on April 1, a Morris Plains woman reported the theft of her 2002, Acura, four-door, silver car from the parking lot of 85 Ridgedale Ave. The keys had been left in the vehicle and no one saw who had taken it. The car was found in Newark later in the week.

? At 5:56 p.m. on April 2, Patrolman Dominic Kaiser arrested Veronica L. Malec after she was observed walking on Park Avenue and a search for warrants came back positive. Malec was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia (needle), trespassing, and hindering apprehension. Malec had active warrants issued out of Boonton for shoplifting in the amount of $1,000.00 and Garfield for shoplifting in the amount of $250.00. Veronica was transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility in default of the bail.

? At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Patrolman Eric Magley found a driver's license that belongs to a Dover resident in a parking lot on Parsippany Rd. The owner was contacted by Dover P.D. and informed of where his license was.

? At 2:13 p.m. on April 3, the Parsippany Police Department called and reported a mulch fire in the rear of the Birchwood Manor. The Cedar Knolls and Whippany Fire Departments responded and hosed down the area.

? At 8:13 p.m. on Wednesday, a Berkshire Street resident reported that an unknown person had dismantled and thrown wall stones into their fish pond, a six foot bridge over the pond was damaged as well. The damage was estimated at $1,500.

? At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, a Gristmill Road resident reported that an unknown person had entered their 2007 Nissan and items taken. A GPS and four women's watches were among the items taken. The car was not locked at the time of the theft.

? At 2:38 p.m. on Thursday, a 2004 Ford, Explorer was found abandoned on property owned by Eden Wood Corp. The truck had some damage to it and the key was found within the truck and it started. The owner, a New York man was not able to be reached and the vehicle was towed for safe keeping. The vehicle was not reported stolen at the time of the report.

? At 9:41 p.m. on Friday, Patrolman Paul Gundersdorf arrested Mary Grunmeier, 56, of Whippany, and charged her with refusal to take a breath test, driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain a lane and careless driving. Grunmeier had been involved in a one car motor vehicle accident when the evidence of intoxication was observed. She was processed and released to a friend.

? At 10:57 p.m. on Friday, Sgt Michael Loock arrested Donald A. Tracy, 82, of Chatham, and charged him with driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test and careless driving. Tracy had been involved in a two car motor vehicle accident when the evidence of intoxication was observed; Tracy was processed at HQ and released to a family member.

? At 6:09 p.m. on Saturday, Patrolman Paul Weaver arrested Roy M. Salvado, 66, of Paterson, and charged him with driving while intoxciated, careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident. Salvado had been involved in an accident on Route 10 at Ridgedale Ave. The victim of the accident followed Salvado until a Parsippany patrolman stopped them both in Parsippany. Salvado was brought back to Hanover police headquarters to be processed and released to a family member.

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Police Blotter: 82 year old arrested for DWI in Hanover; pot bust in Hackettstown

At 6:21 p.m. on Friday, an officer observed a vehicle traveling on Franklin Street with an invalid inspection sticker. The officer then initiated a traffic stop with the vehicle.

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